International Conferences / Uluslararası Konferanslar

Current Issues in Economic Governance / Current Issues in Economic GovernanceThe 2007 and 2008 Annual Conferences on Current Issues in Economic Governance were held at Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey.The 2007 and 2008 Annual Conferences on Current Issues in Economic Governance were held at Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey. (2 video(s))
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Short description: The First Annual Conference on Current Issues in Economic Governance
The First Annual Conference on Current Issues in Economic Governance
Long description: The First Annual Conference on Current Issues in Economic Governance was held at Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey from April 3 through 4, 2007. The purpose of the conference is to bring together leading research economists from business leaders, government officials, academic institutions and economic development practitioners and researchers. The conference format included technical presentations with question-and-answer and discussion periods for the entire group.This web site contains the video, audio and written presentations of the sessions.

The First Annual Conference on Current Issues in Economic Governance was held at Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey from April 3 through 4, 2007. The purpose of the conference is to bring together leading research economists from business leaders, government officials, academic institutions and economic development practitioners and researchers. The conference format included technical presentations with question-and-answer and discussion periods for the entire group.This web site contains the video, audio and written presentations of the sessions.
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Short description: The Second Annual Conference on Current Issues in Economic Governance
The Second Annual Conference on Current Issues in Economic Governance
Long description: The Second Annual Conference on Current Issues in Economic Governance was held at Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey, April 2-3, 2008. The purpose of the conference is to bring together leading research economists from among business leaders, government officials, academics, economic development practitioners and researchers. This web site contains the video, simultaneous translations in five languages and text or visuals of the sessions if available. Clicking the picture will start the video in its original language. Translations into other languages can be selected by clicking the corresponding language.

The Second Annual Conference on Current Issues in Economic Governance was held at Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey, April 2-3, 2008. The purpose of the conference is to bring together leading research economists from among business leaders, government officials, academics, economic development practitioners and researchers. This web site contains the video, simultaneous translations in five languages and text or visuals of the sessions if available. Clicking the picture will start the video in its original language. Translations into other languages can be selected by clicking the corresponding language.
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Long description: ITiCSE 2010, the 15th annual conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education will be held in Ankara, Turkey and hosted by Bilkent University. The conference is sponsored by the ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE). The program of the conference will consist of keynote lectures, paper sessions, working groups, exhibits, panels, posters, courseware demonstrations, tips and techniques.
ITiCSE 2010, the 15th annual conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education will be held in Ankara, Turkey and hosted by Bilkent University. The conference is sponsored by the ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE). The program of the conference will consist of keynote lectures, paper sessions, working groups, exhibits, panels, posters, courseware demonstrations, tips and techniques.
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Lectures in the Library / Kütüphane Seminerleri

Lunch Time Lecture Series / Kütüphanede öğle tatili seminerleriEach talk in the series is delivered by specialists about their academic research but aimed at a non-specialist audience. The lectures are in English and are held in the Art Gallery, Main Campus Library.Bilkent Merkez Kütüphanesi Sanat Galeri'sinde öğle tatilleri sırasında verilmiş seminerler (22 video(s))
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Short description: The Wisdom of Groupwork
The Wisdom of Groupwork
Long description: by Yr. Doç. Dr. Kadire Zeynep Sayım
İşletme Fakültesi, Bilkent Üniversitesi
by Asst. Prof. Kadire Zeynep Sayım
Faculty of Business Administration, Bilkent University
Recorded on: 2012-03-15
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Short description: Mobile Information Retrieval
Mobile Information Retrieval
Long description: by Prof. Fazlı Can
Department of Computer Engineering, Bilkent University
by Prof. Fazlı Can
Department of Computer Engineering, Bilkent University
Recorded on: 2011-12-14
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Short description: International Relations in a Changing World
International Relations in a Changing World
Long description: Doç. Dr. Pınar Bilgin Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü, Bilkent Üniversitesi
by Assoc. Prof. Pınar Bilgin Department of International Relations Bilkent University
Recorded on: 2011-11-16
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Short description: Cyprus and the European Court of Human Rights
Cyprus and the European Court of Human Rights
Long description: by Prof. Dr. Tekin Akıllıoğlu, Hukuk Fakültesi
by Prof. Dr. Tekin Akıllıoğlu, Department of Law
Recorded on: 2011-05-05
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Short description: Turkish Love Poetry
Turkish Love Poetry
Long description: by Prof. Talat Halman Department of Turkish Literature
by Prof. Talat Halman Department of Turkish Literature
Recorded on: 2011-03-30
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Short description: Hot Time In The Old Town
Hot Time In The Old Town
Long description: by Yr. Doç. Dr. Edward Kohn
Tarih Bölümü, Bilkent Üniversitesi
by Asst.Prof. Edward Kohn
Department of History, Bilkent University
Recorded on: 2011-03-23
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Short description: ANNA KARENINA & DNA: Collobrative Aspects of Cognitive Neurogenomics
ANNA KARENINA & DNA: Collobrative Aspects of Cognitive Neurogenomics
Long description: Prof. Tayfun Özçelik Moleküler Biyoloji ve Genetik Bölümü ve Dr. Katja Dörschner Psikoloji Bölümü
by Prof. Tayfun Özçelik Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics and Dr. Katja Dörschner Department of Psychology
Recorded on: 2011-03-03
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Short description: Pottering along the Black Sea, Sinope and It's Ceramics Workshops
Pottering along the Black Sea, Sinope and It's Ceramics Workshops
Long description: by Assoc. Prof. Dominique Tezgör-Kassab, Department of Fine Arts
by Assoc. Prof. Dominique Tezgör-Kassab, Department of Fine Arts
Recorded on: 2010-12-16
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Short description: Prospects of Turkey
Prospects of Turkey
Long description: by Prof. Sübidey Togan, Department of Economics
by Prof. Sübidey Togan, Department of Economics
Recorded on: 2010-11-10
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Short description: End of CINEMA? or how I learned to stop worrying and new cinephilia
End of CINEMA? or how I learned to stop worrying and new cinephilia
Long description: by Assoc. Prof. Ahmet Gürata
Department of Communication and Design
by Assoc. Prof. Ahmet Gürata
Department of Communication and Design
Recorded on: 2010-10-14
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Short description: Which is True? Turkey is part of EUROPE or Turkey is not part of Europe
Which is True? Turkey is part of EUROPE or Turkey is not part of Europe
Long description: by Prof. Halil İnalcık, simulataneous translation
was provided by Dr Akif Kirecci
by Prof. Halil İnalcık, simulataneous translation
was provided by Dr Akif Kirecci
Recorded on: 2010-05-12
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Short description: Mathematics: The Gentle Giant
Mathematics: The Gentle Giant
Long description: by Prof. Sinan SertözDepartment of Mathematics
by Prof. Sinan SertözDepartment of Mathematics
Recorded on: 2010-04-21
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Short description: The Contemporary African American Novel
The Contemporary African American Novel
Long description: by Assoc. Prof. Lale DemirtürkDepartment of American Culture and Literature
by Assoc. Prof. Lale DemirtürkDepartment of American Culture and Literature
Recorded on: 2010-03-24
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Short description: Realm of the Coral: Color, camouflage, consumption, cleaning and courtship under tropical seas
Realm of the Coral: Color, camouflage, consumption, cleaning and courtship under tropical seas
Long description: Orhan Aytür began scuba diving in 1998 and shorty afterwards became interested in underwater photography. He has been taking photographs under water since 2000.

Orhan Aytür has received more than 50 awards in national and international underwater photography competitions. Most notably, he won the Jorge Albuquerque Prize at the prestigious Antibes World Festival of Underwater Pictures in 2007. He qualified to be one of two photographers on the Turkish national underwater photography team twice in a row. He was placed third in the “Macro Photograph” category at the 11th CMAS Underwater Photography World Championship in 2007.
Orhan Aytür began scuba diving in 1998 and shorty afterwards became interested in underwater photography. He has been taking photographs under water since 2000.

Orhan Aytür has received more than 50 awards in national and international underwater photography competitions. Most notably, he won the Jorge Albuquerque Prize at the prestigious Antibes World Festival of Underwater Pictures in 2007. He qualified to be one of two photographers on the Turkish national underwater photography team twice in a row. He was placed third in the “Macro Photograph” category at the 11th CMAS Underwater Photography World Championship in 2007.
Recorded on: 2009-11-11
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Short description: Kurdish Initiative by Prof. Metin Heper
Kurdish Initiative by Prof. Metin Heper
Long description: Chair of the Department of Political Science; Prof. Heper talks about the recently publicized Kurdish Initiative.
Chair of the Department of Political Science; Prof. Heper talks about the recently publicized Kurdish Initiative.
Recorded on: 2009-10-14
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Short description: Too many notes? The Evolution of Polyphonic Texture and its Absence in Turkish Music by Onur Türkmen
Too many notes? The Evolution of Polyphonic Texture and its Absence in Turkish Music by Onur Türkmen
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Recorded on: 2009-04-30
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Short description: Computational Electromagnetics: What Does It Mean to Break the World Record in Bilkent?
Computational Electromagnetics: What Does It Mean to Break the World Record in Bilkent?
Long description: Prof. Dr. Levent Gürel talks on fast algorithms for computational electromagnetics (CEM) and the application thereof to scattering and radiation problems involving large and complicated scatterers, antennas and radars, frequency-selective surfaces, high-speed electronic circuits, optical and imaging systems, nanostructures and metamaterials.
Prof. Dr. Levent Gürel talks on fast algorithms for computational electromagnetics (CEM) and the application thereof to scattering and radiation problems involving large and complicated scatterers, antennas and radars, frequency-selective surfaces, high-speed electronic circuits, optical and imaging systems, nanostructures and metamaterials.
Recorded on: 2009-02-26
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Short description: Surviving the Hostile Internet
Surviving the Hostile Internet
Long description: Can Uğur Ayfer talks on the comtemporary threats on the Internet and explains the techniques used by cyber-criminals/fraudulant people and suggest some remedies to these threats.
Can Uğur Ayfer talks on the comtemporary threats on the Internet and explains the techniques used by cyber-criminals/fraudulant people and suggest some remedies to these threats.
Recorded on: 2008-12-03
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Short description: Language, Learning and Color Perception
Language, Learning and Color Perception
Long description: Dr. Emre Özgen gives a talk on "Color Perception", its flexibility and that categorical perception of color can be induced in people using perceptual learning paradigms in the laboratory. This idea came in support of the linguistic relativity hypothesis, proposing that language, through its color categories, can shape people’s perception of color.
Dr. Emre Özgen gives a talk on "Color Perception", its flexibility and that categorical perception of color can be induced in people using perceptual learning paradigms in the laboratory. This idea came in support of the linguistic relativity hypothesis, proposing that language, through its color categories, can shape people’s perception of color.
Recorded on: 2008-11-05
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Short description: Einstein to Bartok: Academic Refuge in Republican Turkey by Prof. Norman Stone
Einstein to Bartok: Academic Refuge in Republican Turkey by Prof. Norman Stone
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Recorded on: 2008-10-08
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Short description: Nanotechnology: Why is it so hot?
Nanotechnology: Why is it so hot?
Long description: Prof. Dr. Ekmel Özbay has published 169 articles in SCI journals, and 202 international conference proceedings. His publications have received more than 3000 SCI citations. He holds 2 patents in the area of photonic crystals. He has given 63 invited talks in international conferences. His recent review article on plasmonics appeared as an invited review article in Jan. 12th 2006 issue of Science.
Prof. Dr. Ekmel Özbay has published 169 articles in SCI journals, and 202 international conference proceedings. His publications have received more than 3000 SCI citations. He holds 2 patents in the area of photonic crystals. He has given 63 invited talks in international conferences. His recent review article on plasmonics appeared as an invited review article in Jan. 12th 2006 issue of Science.
Recorded on: 2008-04-17
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Short description: "Walking On All Fours: Evolution and Human Disease" by Prof. Tayfun Özçelik
"Walking On All Fours: Evolution and Human Disease" by Prof. Tayfun Özçelik
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Seminar Series / Seminar Series

Polity, Society and the World / Polity, Society and the World Established in 2007 on the initiative of the then Rector Prof. Ali Doğramacı, the Bilkent University Seminar Series on Polity, Society and the World invites prominent scholars to give talks and meet with faculty members and students at Bilkent University. http://www.buss.bilkent.edu.trEstablished in 2007 on the initiative of the then Rector Prof. Ali Doğramacı, the Bilkent University Seminar Series on Polity, Society and the World invites prominent scholars to give talks and meet with faculty members and students at Bilkent University. http://www.buss.bilkent.edu.tr (24 video(s))
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Short description: Justice in International Negotiation: Peace Agreements, Trade, Arms Control, and the Environment
Justice in International Negotiation: Peace Agreements, Trade, Arms Control, and the Environment
Long description: DANIEL DRUCKMAN
Professor of Public and International Affairs at George Mason University
DANIEL DRUCKMAN
Professor of Public and International Affairs at George Mason University
Recorded on: 2012-12-11
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Short description: Defending the Structuralist Moment and Worlds Beyond Levels
Defending the Structuralist Moment and Worlds Beyond Levels
Long description: DAVID L. BLANEY
James Wallace Professor of Political Science at Macalester College
DAVID L. BLANEY
James Wallace Professor of Political Science at Macalester College
Recorded on: 2012-11-07
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Short description: The Authority of Democracy and Human Rights
The Authority of Democracy and Human Rights
Long description: RAYMOND GEUSS
Professor in the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge
RAYMOND GEUSS
Professor in the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge
Recorded on: 2012-10-16
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Short description: Backing into the Future: The Reinvention of Tradition in Britain
Backing into the Future: The Reinvention of Tradition in Britain
Long description: STEPHEN PRICKETT
Regius Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Glasgow, and Honorary Professor of the University of Kent at Canterbury
STEPHEN PRICKETT
Regius Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Glasgow, and Honorary Professor of the University of Kent at Canterbury
Recorded on: 2012-04-17
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Short description: Social Dynamics of Civil War
Social Dynamics of Civil War
Long description: JEFFREY T. CHECKEL
Professor of International Studies and Simons Chair in International Law and Human Security at Simon Fraser University
JEFFREY T. CHECKEL
Professor of International Studies and Simons Chair in International Law and Human Security at Simon Fraser University
Recorded on: 2012-02-16
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Short description: Women as Political Candidates in Turkey
Women as Political Candidates in Turkey
Long description: RICHARD E. MATLAND Helen Houlahan Rigali Professor in Political Science, Loyola University Chicago
RICHARD E. MATLAND Helen Houlahan Rigali Professor in Political Science, Loyola University Chicago
Recorded on: 2011-12-14
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Short description: With so Many Global Problems, Why so Little Global Governance?
With so Many Global Problems, Why so Little Global Governance?
Long description: CRAIG N. MURPHY
M. Margaret Ball Professor of International Relations at Wellesley College and Professor of Global Governance at the University of Massachusetts, Boston
CRAIG N. MURPHY
M. Margaret Ball Professor of International Relations at Wellesley College and Professor of Global Governance at the University of Massachusetts, Boston
Recorded on: 2011-12-08
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Short description: Turkey, Islam, Nationalism, and Modernity
Turkey, Islam, Nationalism, and Modernity
Long description: CARTER V. FINDLEY
Humanities Distinguished Professor in the Department of History at The Ohio State University
CARTER V. FINDLEY
Humanities Distinguished Professor in the Department of History at The Ohio State University
Recorded on: 2011-10-13
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Short description: Self and Family in Socio-Economic-Cultural Context
Self and Family in Socio-Economic-Cultural Context
Long description: ÇİĞDEM KAĞITCIBAŞI
Professor in the Department of Psychology and Director of the Center for Gender and Women’s Studies, Koç University
ÇİĞDEM KAĞITCIBAŞI
Professor in the Department of Psychology and Director of the Center for Gender and Women’s Studies, Koç University
Recorded on: 2011-05-02
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Short description: One Institutionalism or Many in the Study of Politics?
One Institutionalism or Many in the Study of Politics?
Long description: B. GUY PETERS
Maurice Falk Professor of American Politics at the University of Pittsburgh, and Distinguished Professor of Governance at Zeppelin Universität
B. GUY PETERS
Maurice Falk Professor of American Politics at the University of Pittsburgh, and Distinguished Professor of Governance at Zeppelin Universität
Recorded on: 2011-04-18
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Short description: Ottoman Empire and the Individual: Writing Civilizations, Writing Lives
Ottoman Empire and the Individual: Writing Civilizations, Writing Lives
Long description: ŞÜKRÜ HANİOĞLU
Garrett Professor in Foreign Affairs, Professor of Near Eastern Studies and Director of the Program in Near Eastern Studies in the Department of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University
ŞÜKRÜ HANİOĞLU
Garrett Professor in Foreign Affairs, Professor of Near Eastern Studies and Director of the Program in Near Eastern Studies in the Department of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University
Recorded on: 2010-12-27
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Short description: Islam and the Politics of Gender: International Dimension and Domestic Struggles
Islam and the Politics of Gender: International Dimension and Domestic Struggles
Long description: DENİZ KANDİYOTİ
Professor Emeritus of Development Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
DENİZ KANDİYOTİ
Professor Emeritus of Development Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Recorded on: 2010-10-26
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Short description: Rethinking World Politics
Rethinking World Politics
Long description: PHILIP G. CERNY
Professor Emeritus of Politics and Global Affairs at the University of Manchester and Rutgers University
PHILIP G. CERNY
Professor Emeritus of Politics and Global Affairs at the University of Manchester and Rutgers University
Recorded on: 2010-10-25
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Short description: The Cold War and Contemporary Problems
The Cold War and Contemporary Problems
Long description: MELVYN P. LEFFLER
Edward Stettinius Professor of History at the University of Virginia
MELVYN P. LEFFLER
Edward Stettinius Professor of History at the University of Virginia
Recorded on: 2010-06-04
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Short description: The Sociology of Global Financial Crisis
The Sociology of Global Financial Crisis
Long description: ANNA LEANDER
Professor of International Political Economy at the Copenhagen Business School
ANNA LEANDER
Professor of International Political Economy at the Copenhagen Business School
Recorded on: 2010-04-01
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Short description: Unipolarity and the Decline of Multilateralism? A Power-Theoretical Critique
Unipolarity and the Decline of Multilateralism? A Power-Theoretical Critique
Long description: STEFANO GUZZINI
Professor of Government at Uppsala University and Senior Researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies
STEFANO GUZZINI
Professor of Government at Uppsala University and Senior Researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies
Recorded on: 2010-03-31
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Short description: The Republic of Love: Sentiment, Nation, and Popular Culture
The Republic of Love: Sentiment, Nation, and Popular Culture
Long description: MARTIN STOKES
Lecturer in ethnomusicology and the anthropology of music in the Faculty of Music at the University of Oxford, and Tutorial Fellow in Music at St John's College
MARTIN STOKES
Lecturer in ethnomusicology and the anthropology of music in the Faculty of Music at the University of Oxford, and Tutorial Fellow in Music at St John's College
Recorded on: 2009-12-14
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Short description: Re-negotiating Europe
Re-negotiating Europe
Long description: PERTTI JOENNIEMI
Senior Research Fellow in the Department for European Affairs at the Danish Institute for International Studies
PERTTI JOENNIEMI
Senior Research Fellow in the Department for European Affairs at the Danish Institute for International Studies
Recorded on: 2009-11-18
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Short description: Wake Up: International Relations at 90
Wake Up: International Relations at 90
Long description: KEN BOOTH
Professor at the David Davies Memorial Institute of International Studies at the University of Wales at Aberystwyth
KEN BOOTH
Professor at the David Davies Memorial Institute of International Studies at the University of Wales at Aberystwyth
Recorded on: 2009-06-16
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Short description: Coping with Change and Uncertainty: Political Context of Voter Re-alignment in Turkey
Coping with Change and Uncertainty: Political Context of Voter Re-alignment in Turkey
Long description: ERSİN KALAYCIOĞLU
Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Sabancı University
ERSİN KALAYCIOĞLU
Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Sabancı University
Recorded on: 2008-12-25
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Short description: Youth Culture in a Global World
Youth Culture in a Global World
Long description: PAULA S. FASS
Margaret Byrne Professor of History in the Department of History at the University of California, Berkeley
PAULA S. FASS
Margaret Byrne Professor of History in the Department of History at the University of California, Berkeley
Recorded on: 2008-11-06
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Short description: The Red Dust of World Politics: Paradigms of Self and Other Compared between Quiet American and Dream of the Red Chamber
The Red Dust of World Politics: Paradigms of Self and Other Compared between Quiet American and Dream of the Red Chamber
Long description: L.H.M. LING
Associate Professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs at the New School, New York
L.H.M. LING
Associate Professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs at the New School, New York
Recorded on: 2008-04-24
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Short description: Everyday Life in the Ottoman Empire: 18th Century Craftsmen in Istanbul
Everyday Life in the Ottoman Empire: 18th Century Craftsmen in Istanbul
Long description: SURAIYA FAROQHI
Professor Emeritus of Ottoman Studies at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Berlin, and Professor of History at Bilgi University
SURAIYA FAROQHI
Professor Emeritus of Ottoman Studies at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Berlin, and Professor of History at Bilgi University
Recorded on: 2008-03-28
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Short description: World Poverty: Explanations and Responsibilities
World Poverty: Explanations and Responsibilities
Long description: THOMAS POGGE
Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, Professional Fellow at the ANU Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, and Research Director at the Oslo University Centre for the Study of Mind in Nature
THOMAS POGGE
Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, Professional Fellow at the ANU Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, and Research Director at the Oslo University Centre for the Study of Mind in Nature
Recorded on: 2008-02-29
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